Pope Francis: Life and Revolution
{{Short description|2013 biography of Pope Francis by Elisabetta Piqué}}
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Pope Francis: Life and Revolution is a 2013 biography of Pope Francis, written by Elisabetta Piqué, Vatican correspondent for the La Nación Argentine newspaper.
Content
According to the book, a voting of the 2013 Papal conclave had to be annulled, as a cardinal inadvertently included a blank paper alongside the vote. The final result included 116 votes from 115 cardinals, and the extra vote could not be identified. All the ballots were burnt, and a new voting session replaced the failed one.{{cite web |url= http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/inquiries-and-interviews/detail/articolo/francesco-francis-francisco-pique-29774/|title= Last Conclave's secrets|date= November 16, 2013|publisher= Vatican Insider|access-date=September 29, 2015}}
Release
The book was released on November 19, 2013, at the El Ateneo Grand Splendid bookstore. The presentation was attended by rabbi Abraham Skorka, academic Julio Bárbaro, Mariano Fazio from the Opus Dei, and priest Gustavo Carrara.{{cite web |url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1639846-francisco-vida-y-revolucion-nueva-biografia|title= Francisco. Vida y Revolución, nueva biografía|trans-title= Francis, life and revolution, new biography|language= es|date= November 20, 2013|publisher= La Nación|access-date=September 28, 2015}} The title uses the word "revolution" both to describe the unusual way in which Francis was appointed Pope, and the reactions to his papacy.{{cite web |url= http://www.romereports.com/2014/01/16/pope-francis-life-and-revolution-he-s-been-pope-for-less-than-a-year-but-it-seems-like-centuries|title= Pope Francis: Life and Revolution: He's been Pope for less than a year, but it seems like centuries...|date= January 16, 2014|publisher= Rome Reports|access-date=September 29, 2015}}
Reception
Loyola Press considers that this biography stands out from other biographies of Francis because it is based on interviews with 75 people, including both religious people and people close to Bergoglio. They praise the research and investigation invested in the book, and that the author had the advantage of a close friendship with the subject since 2001.{{cite web |url= http://www.loyolapress.com/pope-francis-life-and-revolution-pb.htm|title= Pope Francis: Life and Revolution (paperback)|publisher= Loyola Press|access-date=September 29, 2015}}
The 2015 film Francis: Pray for me is based on this biography.{{cite news|last1=Hastings|first1=Deborah|title=Movie in the works about life of Pope Francis|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/movie-works-pope-francis-article-1.2036094|access-date=18 September 2015|work=New York Daily News|date=6 December 2014}}
References
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